Well, I had given up on the bees, but the bees haven’t given up on me. I had one hive sitting outside on the stand just in case a passing swarm wanted to move in and … they did! I was walking the dogs on Saturday morning and I was… Read more »
The USA seems to be consolidating their banking into several huge banks. Their service seems to be as you would expect. I have my corporate account with a small local bank but I’m in the process of shutting down that business and eventually that account. It’s not often that I… Read more »
So Saturday Kim and I went to the super-concert: Pretenders, Journey and Def Leppard. I totally splurged on Kim’s birthday present and we got the VIP package. Unfortunately they had sold out of the package where it was the “meet the band” package, but we got a bunch of swag… Read more »
I challenged myself to write a blog post every business day for 30 days and today is the day that I complete that challenge. I liked it. I’m running late today so I can’t write a bunch, but I think I’ll try to keep this going. It chronicles the struggles… Read more »
Here are the big tasks in progress: The arborist is going to come out in the next couple of days to remove the 8 remaining sweetgum trees in the front yard. I’ve only been waiting for almost a month! They say they have a broken chipper. The 2001 Nissan Sentra… Read more »
So my son is a night owl. He’s about to start college in a two months and he’s staying up way too late to play video games. I don’t mind. He’s an adult and can do what he wants, but he has to get up for work a couple times… Read more »
I’ve seen some amazing things be invented and deployed over my 50+ years of life on this marble. Sometimes it is humbling remembering what life was like just a few decades ago. Living without air conditioning, the time that my parents walked through the door with a counter top microwave… Read more »
I keep my ATV which is affectionately called “The Hulk” in my pole barn. It’s called The Hulk because it’s big, green, strong, has a temper, but with a heart of gold. Unfortunately, the “temper” part if it is getting worse. BTW, The Hulk is almost 20 years old and… Read more »
I just had a wonderful day off and … I’m grumpy as hell. I’m sick of the world. People aren’t talking about the real problems. They think they are but they’re one or two levels too shallow. And I can’t convince them otherwise. I guess I need to find something… Read more »
I took the day off and as is always the case, I have so much to do that I’m not sure what to do yet. I know that Kim and I are going to go to Marlow’s Tavern for lunch. It’s one of our favorite places. I think I might… Read more »
